Sheet-music turner



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J'. H. TERHUNE. SHEET MUSIC TURNER.

Patented Jan. 19,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHNYH. TERHUNE, OF PATERSON, NEW? JERSEY.

SHEET-MUSIC TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 467,211, dated January19, 1892: v

Application filed J' une 30, 1891.l

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. TERHUNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paterson, Passaic county, State of New Jersey,V haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Music-T urning Devices,of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide means by which sheet-music isheld and turned with facility.

The object sought I attain by the use of devices illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, theparts being broken away and the base and projections on elbow shown insection on the line fr :r of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side eleva tion withparts broken away and the base shown in section. Fig. 3 is a plan viewon line w w of Fig. 1 with elbows or projections in section. Fig. 4 is aplan view on the line ,e z of Fig. 1 with elbow in section, and Fig. 5is an enlarged view of the elbow with standtube-in section on line y y.

A represents a sheet-music holding and turning device, in the stand-tubeB of which I arrange a movable rod C, having arranged on it near the topa ring or band D, which is fastened to the rod C by a pin a, and isprovided with -a threaded eye D', which is adapted to receive andaccommodate the end E of an outward-projecting arm E. The said end E hasa corresponding screw-thread to that of the eye D', which adapts it tobe screwed into the eye D' of the ring or band D and to be carriedthereby, as hereinafter stated. The stand-tube B, which is-provided witha circumferential slotor groove b to accommodate the arm E, is alsoprovided at the bottom of the same with a projection or elbow B', whichis placed upon an angle sufficiently sloping to throw the standstube Bback in a position adapted to place the weight of the sheets of musicagainst the rack or frame to prevent the sheets from leaving theirdesired position on the said rack or frame, which is composed of parts l2 3 4 5, as shown.

The movable rod C at the bottom is provided with a lug c, having an eyec', into which Serial No. 398,025. (No model.)

eye I arrange a cord d., one end of which I fasten to the end F' of alever F in the eye e of said lever, while I connect the other end of thesaid cord d with the end F2 of the said lever F in the eyef thereof, asshown.

The lever F, which is fulcrumed on a pin g, tixed in projection or elbowB therefor, I connect with one end of a helical spring .I in eye c' ofsaid lever, while the other end of the spring J, I connect with a cordK, that passes over a pin t', fixed in the projection B', while theopposite end of the cord K, I fasten to a slide-pin L, which is arrangedin a slot/L1 which is located in the projecting portion B of the tube B,and which I provide wit-h a notch L2, as shown.

In the outer end n of the projecting portion B of the stand-tube B, Iarrange an operating-stem N, and connect said stem N with the end F' ofthe lever F by means of a wire n, fastened in the eye e2 of said lever.The wire n, passing through a portion of the stem, is fixed to the sameby a pin n2.

The bottom of the movable rod C that is vertically arranged in the tubeB, is placed in a step S, which latter is provided with a stop S', whilethe projection or elbow B' of the stand-tube B is arranged in and issuitably ixed to the base or foot P. The top and bottom ot' themusic-rack, which is composed of strips of sheet metal l, having eyes 2to accommodate the ends of rods 3, are fastened in position to thestand-tube B by clip and screw 4L, the bottom part of the rack or framehaving a rest 5, as shown.

The music is placed in position upon the music-rack and the sheetsarranged in the clasps E2 E3, one of which hooks on the arm E with itssheet O in position preparatory to the sheets being turned in theoperation following. Stem N is pushed inward, which action of the stemupon the lever forces the end F of the lever F inward and end F2 of saidlever outward, which action of the lever F by means of cord (Z turns rodc, and carries arm E and clasp E? with its connected sheet ot' music Oto the opposite side, as'iudicated by dotted lines, Fig. The sheet O,having been turned by the actionof the devices in the manner stated, thelug c is supposed to be against the opposite side of the stop S fromthat shown, and the knob portion of the IOO stein N against the end ofthe projection B', with the positions ot the other acting devicesrelatively changed. Stem N is pulled outward, which action carries end Fof lever F outward and end F2 of said lever inward, and thereby turnsrod C and carries arm E to the opposite side and to its former positionwith clasp E2 and music-sheet O, Fig. 1. Thus the sheet O may be turnedback and forth indenitely by operating the stem N, as above stated. Theoperating devices having been restored to the position shown, slide-pinL is moved through slot L to and into notch L2, which action distendsspring J and puts pin L in position to resist the action of the lever Fthereupon. Stem N is pressedinward, and thereby forces end F ot' lever Finward and end F2 ot' the same outward, which action by means of cord dturns rod C, and thereby further distends spring J, which puts thespring in tension, carries arm E, and by means of clasp E2 carriesmusic-sheet O with arm E to the opposite side of the rack. Arm E, beingsomewhat lower than the sheet O in its turned position, owing to theerect position ot the sheet, is released from the hook-clasp E2 and isautomatically returned by the action of Spring J to its former position,and engages clasp ES on its return, owing to its loose condition in eyeD'. Under the pressure to which the arm is subjected the arm is raisedand carried over clasp E3 and falls down behind said clasp, preparatoryto turning sheet O in the manner statedz Two clasps only are shown, butany practical number may be ernployed, each sheet to be turned requiringa clasp.

The device, which is portable, may be carried to any position desired.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent in a sheet-music holdingand turning device- Thecombination, with stand-tube B, having projection B and having slots b LL2, as described, of rod C, and lug c thereon, ring D, having eye D',arm E, carried by rod C, cord d, the lever F, the spring J, connectingwith lever F, the cord K, pin t', slide-pin L, stem N, connectedwithlever F, the wire ln, fulcrum g, stop S', and music-rack, allsubstantially as described.

JOHN H. TERH UNE.

Witnesses:

SAML. H. THOMPSON, H. TUGLIs.

